History at Radford University

If you plan to study history, take a look at what Radford University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and has a total student population of 10,695. In 2021, 21 history majors received their bachelor's degree from Radford.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in History section at the bottom of this page.

Radford History Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in History

Radford History Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks history programs across the country. The following shows how Radford performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The history major at Radford is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for History. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best History Schools	249
	321
Most Popular History Schools	433
Most Focused History Schools	697

History Student Demographics at Radford

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the history majors at Radford University.

Radford History Bachelor’s Program

The history program at Radford awarded 21 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women. The typical history bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at Radford since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history at Radford are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Radford University with a bachelor's in history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Radford also has a doctoral program available in history. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Radford University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Radford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	21

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Radford University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Managers	17,280	$134,500
History Professors	1,030	$72,120
Museum Technicians and Conservators	440	$45,100
Curators	300	$63,140

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Matt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.